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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/31/68 Board of Public Works Minutes3731 October 31, 1968 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety was held at 10:00 A.M. on October 2 q, 1968, with all members present. The minutes of the previous meeting ere reviewed and approved. APPLICATIONS - POLICE DEPARTMENT The following applications for appointment to the Police Department were filed and referred to the Personnel -Director for further processing. Michael Dwyer Fulnecky John Louis Vogel AGREEMENT OF INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION RE: U.S. #31 AND U.S.#33 TRUCK ROUTE - DOWN TOWN SOUTH BEND The following letter, addressed to Clem F. Hazinski, Traffic Director, is received by the Board and ordered placed on file: "October 23, 1968 "Mr. Clem; F;;, Jazinski, Traffic Director Engineering D partment City Hall C-) South Bend, 1 diana Re: US 31, US 33 Truck Route - downtown south Bend Dear Mr. Hazihski: This is to ac nowledge your letter dated October 9, 1968, trans- mitting a cop of a resolution by.your Board of Works and Safety dated Odtober 6, 1968. In view of th fact that the City of South Bend has now converted the 100 block of West Madison Street for eastpound movement only, it is necessa y to make a change in the established State highway truck route i this area. You recommend that the southbound truck route be routed westbound over Marion Street, thence south on Main Street to the present route. This adds two blocks of city streets to the established truck route. I have learned that our LaPorte District Office is recommending a change in our existing truck route resolution dated July 11, 1960, whereby these two additional city blocks 1;ill be added to the State truck route system. The northbound'_trucks will continue to turn off of 1.1ain Street eastbound on Madison Street to the present State highway, and southbound trucks will follow the one-way street pattern, on Marion Street, thence south on Main Street, and pick up the present truck route on Main Street at the Madison Street intersection. Our division of traffic will make this change by official action as soon as this recommendation is received. The purpose of this letter is to confirm that We Will comply With your request in the estab•tishment of this change in our existing truck route. Very truly yours, s/ Robert S. tJhitehead Chairman" NOTICE RECEIVED - TO CANCEL PORTAGE. TO'INSHIP FIRE CONTRACT Notice from James G. Louis, Portage Township Trustee, 126 N. Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, that Portage Township will terminate its fire contract December 31, 1968, in accordance With the provisions of the contract, is received and ordered filed. Q)1 REQUEST TO ATTEND MEETING IN SAVANNA, I LL I NO I S - The request of Acting Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat for Lieutenant Carl Lederer to attend the Fire, Radiation and Explosives Hazards Class #34, in Savanna, Illinois, November 4 through 7, 1968, and to use a red car for transportation to and from Savanna, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously approved by the Board, was granted. REPORT OF INSPECTOR TERRY ON SAN DIMAS CALIFORNIA MEETING The report of Inspector Glenn Terry of the Police Department on the meeting held in San Dimas, California October 14 through 17, 1960, on the Prevention and Control of Civil Disorder, was reviewed by the Board and ordered filed. REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF RADIO SPEECH SCRAMBLERS - RADIO AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS Upon recommendation of the Radio Department, Police Department and City Engineer, the Board, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, approved the re- quest for the purchase of radio speech scramblers for the Radio Department and Police Department, and set November 12, 1968, as the date for receiving bids. And the Clerk is directed to advertise for bids in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri= County News on November 1 and November 8, 1968. PETITION FOR STREET LIGHT - 1622 Greenwood Drive The petition of Mrs. Leo A. Parkus, 1662 Greenwood Drive and six others for a street light at 1662 Greenwood Drive was filed and referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and recommendation. REMOVAL OF FOUR-WAY STOP SIGNS - EDISON AND IRONWOOD Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer for the removal of the present four-way stop signs at the intersection of Edison and Ironwood, to be replaced with traffic signals. ELIMINATION OF 30 MINUTE PARKING AT 1345 and 1357 N. IRONWOOD DRIVE Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board,appr.oved_the recomniendat i on.,,of i the:-Traff is Engineer to e 1 im i nate" the present 30 minute parking time at 1345 and 1357 N. Ironwood Drive and to prohibit parking for a distance of approximately 250 feet on all other approaches to the intersection of Edison and Ironwood. RECOMMENDATION FOR RECOGNITION AWARDS - FIRE DEPARTMENT The recommendation of Acting Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat to award a certificate.of recognition by the City to firemen performing extraordinary service and acting beyond the call of duty was considered by the Board and postponed for further action after consultation with the Mayor. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS for the period 10/19/68 to 10/25/68 were ordered filed. There being no further business to come before at 11:15 A.M. ATT ST • ' Clerk the Board, the meeting adjourned A th W Frisk r ur Llo S. Taylor ames A. Bi el 11 1 October 31, 1968 -" e7 I A special meeting of the Board of Safetyf"was held at 2:00 P.;l., on October 31, 1968, with all members present. The purpose of the meeting was to consider appointments to the Police Department. After due investigation and upon recommendation of Chief of Police Thomas McNaughton, the following appointments, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, were made to the South Bend Police Department; effective November 1, 1968: John Evans Farr - 130 W. Broadway Ave., Mishawaka, Ind. William Boyd Hayes - 1206 Byron Drive, South Bend_, Indliana Carolyn Elaine Miller - 616 Lindsey, South Bend, Indiana Kenneth Eugene Milliken, Jr. - 56410 Westlea Drive, South Bend, Ind. Dennis Lee Severns - 150 Sylvan Glen Dr., South Bend, Ind. Fred James Stockbarger- - 817 Middleboro, Mishawaka, Indiana David Vincent Wagnerowski - 57822 Pear Road, South Bend, Indiana There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned. � �y